The Bat Supremacy

Matt Damon Thinks His Bourne Could Beat Up Ben Affleck’s Batman

Who would win in a fight between Matt Damon’s super-soldier Jason Bourne and Ben Affleck’s superhero Batman? According Damon, Bourne would reign supreme.

Damon and Affleck never needed an excuse to hang out; the longtime friends were often spotted together even when they had no specific joint project in the works. But now that the pair have officially brought their old series Project Greenlight back to life on HBO, we can have regular doses of the Matt-and-Ben power hour Sunday nights on HBO. And anyone familiar with the Damon-Affleck friendship knows that the two have no mercy when it comes to teasing each other.

“Jason Bourne would kick the s–t out of Batman—absolutely!” Damon told Entertainment Weekly. “Batman’s gotta take on Superman first. If he could beat him, then maybe he could take on Jason Bourne.” I buy it. Sure, Batfleck probably has batarangs and other wonderful toys, but have you seen what Bourne can do with just a book?

We all know how this goes with Damon and Affleck by now. First comes the teasing joke, then comes the retaliation. I expect Affleck and Jimmy Kimmel are cooking up some delicious revenge at this very moment. Keep your eyes peeled for The Bat Supremacy.

As for Damon, he has no plans to play a traditional cape-wearing hero anytime soon. “I think they’re kind of out of superheroes,” Damon said. “Ben’s going to be like the sixth or seventh Batman, so I don’t think there’s really any left. So I’m good. Jason Bourne is my superhero.”

Though it likely wasn’t his intention, Damon actually makes a great point about the recent debate over the superhero movie craze. Earlier this month, Steven Spielbergsaid the trend was sure to end soon. “We were around when the western died and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the western.” But while the capes-and-tights trend may fade someday, moviegoing audiences will always be invested in superheroes, be they enhanced spies like Bourne or the other seemingly indestructible protagonists of franchises like The Transporter, Fast & Furious, Mad Max, Crank, and Resident Evil. (To name just a few.) They may not have capes, but as Damon points out in his claim that Bourne can best Batfleck, they’re pretty super.